VH1 Save The Music Foundation

Contact the Foundation at vh1stm@vh1staff.com with the school principal's contact information, the address and telephone number of the school, along with the name and telephone number for the arts coordinator in your district. Please put in the subject line "Interested in a VH1 STM grant". The application is accessible only after an initial consultation with the VH1 Save The Music staff.

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in America's public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of music as part of each child's complete education. The VH1 Save The Music Foundation helps develop long-term, sustainable instrumental music programs that provide children with equal access to music education regardless of their financial situation. Through strategic partnerships with school districts, the Foundation provides brand-new musical instruments to public elementary and middle schools, jump-starting dormant music programs across the country. The school districts commit to funding certified music teachers' salaries, providing maintenance and supplies, and scheduling instrumental music classes during the school day. The Foundation maintains a partnership with the district until instrumental music is in place in every school. The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is dedicated to restoring instrumental music programs to ensure that all children have access to a complete education. In the communities with which they grant, they work at the district level, from the top down. If a need for instrumental music education exists, they look to the superintendent and school board for a commitment to restore music in every school within a district. With a common goal of fully rebuilding, community partnerships are created and instrumental music education is brought back to life.

History of Funds:

Since 1997, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation has provided $45 million worth of new musical instruments to more than 1,700 public schools in more than 100 cities around the country, impacting the lives of more than 1.4 million public school students.

Average Award:

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Street: 1515 Broadway, 20th Floor

City: New York

Zip: 10036

Email: vh1stm@vh1staff.com

Fax: (212) 846-1827